The annual curtain-raiser of the US racing season is upon us The IMSA Sports Car Championship kicks off this weekend with the 55th running of the Daytona 24 Hours. The…
Gordon Kirby turns back half a century, when Americans hit a high in racing Fifty years ago American drivers, cars and teams reached their zenith. In fact, it’s staggering to…
A number of top drivers around the world decided to retire this year. These included Nico Rosberg, 31, Felipe Massa, 35, Jenson Button, 36, Mark Webber, 40, and Jeff Gordon and…
Gordon Kirby's latest book uncovers the story of American racing's quiet winner Penske’s Maestro tells the biographical story of Penske’s longtime chief mechanic and engine builder Karl Kainhofer, who ran Penske…
Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has emerged as one of the greatest, most complete racing drivers of the modern era. His seventh championship has tied him with NASCAR legends Richard…
JR Hildebrand has gone back to school, helping to develop autonomous car technology JR Hildebrand is a mathematics whizz. He earned early admission to MIT, but turned down the opportunity…
Gordon Kirby reveals the birth of modern championships, 100 years ago Photo: No. 4 Resta and No. 10 Aitken (Peugeots) passing No. 25 Jim Benedict (Duesenberg) October 1916 Sheepshead Bay…
Roger Penske’s team dominated this year’s Verizon IndyCar series. His cars won 10 of 16 races and the team took its 14th USAC, CART, IRL or IndyCar championship amid an…
Lime Rock’s 34th Historic Festival took place over the last five days on Labor Day weekend, the traditional end of America’s summer vacation season. The event opens with an afternoon…
This year’s Verizon IndyCar championship has turned into an intra-team battle between Simon Pagenaud and Will Power at Team Penske. Only four races remain on IndyCar’s truncated calendar – the…
Carl Haas has passed away aged 86 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Chicago-based Haas was one of the major figures in American racing over the past half century. He was…
Josef Newgarden demonstrated some true grit at Elkhart Lake last weekend. He broke his right collarbone and hand in a big accident in Texas two weeks earlier but bounced back…
